http://www.a1articles.com en-us editorial@a1articles.com Travelling first class on the Eurostar from Paris to London (or vice versa) isn’t really anywhere close to the romantic vision of a more genteel bygone era. It certainly isn’t luxury by any stretch of the imagination and is in fact much more oriented ... http://www.a1articles.com/article_536889_29.html 14th May 2008 It should have been clear from the very outset after Sophie, our train manager welcomed us all aboard the London-bound Eurostar from Paris that this was not going to be a regular, uneventful trip. There was something just a little too sing-songy in her ta... http://www.a1articles.com/article_536658_29.html 14th May 2008 It’s official, as if anyone had any doubt. The Aussie pop chanteuse, Kylie Minogue, is now a cultural icon, at least as far as the French are concerned. On Monday Minogue became a chevalier de L’Ordre des Arts et Lettres (a knight of the order of ... http://www.a1articles.com/article_533403_48.html 08th May 2008 It might just be reading a little too much into a statement by Thomas Enders, the Chief Executive Office of Airbus, but there could be troubles ahead again for the company’s superjumbo, the A380 On Tuesday, Enders said Airbus was conducting a major r... http://www.a1articles.com/article_529671_15.html 06th May 2008 When running for office last year, the French president, Nicolas Sarkozy vowed to include the respect for human rights as a vital part of France’s foreign policy. Yet during his two-day state visit to Tunisia, he has not only failed to live up to tha... http://www.a1articles.com/article_528925_57.html 02nd May 2008 The French foreign minister, Bernard Kouchner, arrived in the Colombian capital, Bogota, on Monday in the latest attempt to negotiate the release of more than 30 hostages being held by that country’s rebel movement Farc. But Kouchner faces an uphill ... http://www.a1articles.com/article_528721_57.html 02nd May 2008 The French president, Nicolas Sarkozy, begins a state visit to Tunisia on Monday during which he’ll once again be promoting French industry. He’s also expected to put the finishing touches to his pet project of a Mediterranean Union. But there’s ... http://www.a1articles.com/article_527824_57.html 01st May 2008 The French remained largely unimpressed by Nicolas Sarkozy’s performance on prime time television last Thursday according to the latest opinion polls. But unsurprisingly the French president did manage to reassure the party faithful, which is at leas... http://www.a1articles.com/article_527089_57.html 01st May 2008 There’s good news of sorts for Jérôme Kerviel, the junior trader who lost France’s second biggest bank, Sociéte Générale, a pile of money back at the end of January. He has found himself a new job. But the twist in the tale that's difficult to... http://www.a1articles.com/article_526818_19.html 30th April 2008 In Thursday evening’s much anticipated television interview, the French president, Nicolas Sarkozy, admitted that he had made some mistakes during his first year in office, and that they might go a long way to explaining his tumbling popularity ratings.... http://www.a1articles.com/article_526687_57.html 30th April 2008 The Dalai Lama has been made an honorary citizen of Paris. On Monday the city’s council passed a resolution made be the mayor, Bertrand Delanoë, to bestow the symbolic title on the exiled spiritual leader of Tibet. The timing couldn’t have been... http://www.a1articles.com/article_523824_57.html 27th April 2008 Air France-KLM has thrown in the towel in its attempt to take over Italy’s strap-cashed national carrier Alitalia. And yet again it’s for the last time – apparently. On Monday the Franco-Dutch group released a short statement saying that as fa... http://www.a1articles.com/article_523604_15.html 26th April 2008 It must be hard work being a television addict in the US. Not only are there far too many channels to choose from, but you can turn on the box just about any time of the day or night and be guaranteed to find something that’ll keep you watching – even... http://www.a1articles.com/article_523017_21.html 25th April 2008 The French president, Nicolas Sarkozy, is to send not one, but two emissaries to Beijing this week in an attempt to heal the growing diplomatic squabble between China and France. After the recent apparently non-orchestrated spontaneous anti-Western, an... http://www.a1articles.com/article_522782_57.html 25th April 2008 The French supermarket giant, Carrefour, once again found itself at the centre of anti-West protests as demonstrations took place in towns and cities across China at the weekend. But the chain wasn’t the only specifically French target. There were a... http://www.a1articles.com/article_522287_57.html 25th April 2008 It wasn’t so much the journey to hell and back as a 10-hour one-way train ride to nowhere. And it was to be the longest of nights for the 650 travellers who boarded the Paris-bound Eurostar train in London on Friday evening. What was sheer miser... http://www.a1articles.com/article_522233_30.html 25th April 2008 When you’re looking for a hotel in New York, you’re rather spoilt for choice. The range can be mind bogglingly confusing and first-time or just occasional visitors might feel just a trifle overwhelmed. Well here’s a tip. If you are looking for so... http://www.a1articles.com/article_522028_29.html 25th April 2008 ow to honour a giant of French literature who has had a unique place in the hearts and conscience of the country for the best part of the last 50 years? That's the question that many are posing after the death on Thursday at the age of 94 of the poet and ... http://www.a1articles.com/article_521603_57.html 24th April 2008 It’s fast approaching that time of year again, which many music aficionados dread. The Eurovision Song contest takes place on May 24 and already some French are getting their knickers in a twist over their entry. For the first time since the competit... http://www.a1articles.com/article_520501_48.html 18th April 2008 A threat against French business interests in China is gathering steam after the launch of a campaign to boycott the supermarket chain, Carrefour. In a message circulating on mobile 'phones and the Internet, the company has been accused of providing fi... http://www.a1articles.com/article_519749_57.html 18th April 2008 Apparently sport is not the right arena in which to express concern for human rights according to the French national Olympic committee (CNOSF). Its president, Henri Sérandour, has banned this country's athletes from wearing a badge with the slogan "Pour... http://www.a1articles.com/article_518563_57.html 16th April 2008 Calm has returned to the streets of Paris after a Monday afternoon, which saw the Olympic flame chaotically make its truncated way through the French capital. What should have been a good natured celebration ahead of the sporting event of the year to b... http://www.a1articles.com/article_514731_57.html 10th April 2008 Up until now, the French president, Nicolas Sarkozy, has remained pretty reticent about whether he's planning to attend the opening ceremony of the Olympic games in Beijing in August. But on Tuesday, he finally broke his silence and tentatively called on ... http://www.a1articles.com/article_514729_57.html 10th April 2008